DAJISAHEB MANE AND OTHERS vs SHANKAR RAO VITHAL RAO MANEAND ANOTHER.

The Supreme Court ruled that Article 133 of the Constitution does not apply to appeals against High Court judgments regarding property values between Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 20,000. It held that the defendants had a vested right to appeal to the Federal Court as the properties exceeded the requisite value, and thus, the appeal to the Supreme Court was competent under Article 135. The Court clarified that the term 'exercisable' in Article 135 encompasses jurisdiction that was available immediately before the Constitution came into effect, rejecting a narrower interpretation.